Ronald Miller

Ronald Miller is an Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology at Penn State University College of Medicine. He serves as Course Director for the renal medicine course, Director of the Nephrology Fellowship at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, and a Master Educator for the Internal Medicine Residency.

• Harvard Macy Institute Program for Educators in Health Professions
• Nephrology and Hypertension Fellowship, University of California at San Diego
• Internal Medicine Residency, Naval Medical Center - Portsmouth
• MD, Boston University
• Biology BA, Boston University

His research focuses on scenario-based training in graduate medical education, clinical acid-base and electrolyte disorders, continuous renal replacement therapy, and functional MRI of the kidney. He has contributed to studies on Cisplatin nephrotoxicity, pseudohyperphosphatemia, and post-operative hyponatremia.

Scientific awards include the Dean’s Award for Excellence in Teaching (2019, 2018), Distinguished Educator Award (2019), and Distinguished Physician Award for Excellence in Housestaff Teaching (2012). He has authored key publications on topics such as mineral bone disorder in dialysis patients and mechanisms of nephrotoxicity.

Clinically, he specializes in acid-base disorders, acute kidney injury, and renal replacement therapy in intensive care settings, with outpatient general nephrology and inpatient consultation duties. He also serves as Medical Director of the DaVita dialysis unit in Palmyra, PA.